EYEGLASSES & CONTACTS
When I was in ninth grade I remember I had to squint real hard to read anything on the chalkboard. I’m surprised my eyes didn’t permanently squint I did it so much. I also had a hard time playing softball at that time. I had played third base, but now my reaction time was bad because my vision was going. They eventually put me in right field and that was no better because when you can’t see the ball you can’t judge where it is going. That all ended when I got glasses and then contacts. I could now differentiate between a cat and a skunk and pepper rather than an ant. Life was good.

You eye doctor by law has to give you your prescription so that way you can purchase them outside of the doctors office. Make sure you check for rebates for your contacts too. They are available on the manufacturer’s web-site.

I thought about Lasik, but it just makes me nervous with anything laser on my eyes. So I wear my contacts and glasses. I just recently had to switch to multi-focal lenses that are pretty much bifocals. That way I don’t have to wear readers. If you do need readers, most drug stores and Marc’s sells them cheap. You can also use Bonus Points Rewards at Walgreens on their contacts deals. Check out the deals below on contacts and glasses and make sure you get them for your kid so they don’t squint and pet a skunk thinking it’s a cat.

1800GETLENS
1-800-GET-LENS: FREE Standard Shipping plus $20 off on all orders of $225 or more with code SCHOOL-18YT. Offer expires 9/30/18.
1-800-GET-LENS: Get $30 off all orders of $299 or more with code FSA-IF18. Expires 12/31/18
Find New ACUVUE Rebate at 1-800-GET-LENS
FSA- $30 OFF $299
Receive FREE Standard Shipping plus $5 off on all orders of $199 or more at 1-800-GET-LENS. Use code 1800-HP18 Expires 8/31/18.

FREE Standard Shipping plus $20 off on all orders of $225 or more with code SCHOOL-18YT. Offer expires 9/30/18
FREE Standard Shipping plus $5 off on all orders of $199 or more with code USA-FX18. Offer expires 8/31/18
FSA- $30 OFF $299

Lens.com: FREE Standard Shipping on all orders of $129 or more using code AF18-OLWB Offer expires 8/31/18
Lens.com: FREE Standard Shipping plus $20 off on all orders of $225 or more with code SCHOOL-18YT. Offer expires 9/30/18
Receive FREE Standard Shipping plus $5 off on all orders of $199 or more at Lens.com- Use Coupon Code CJP-SL18. Expires 8/31/18
Use your FSA at Lens.com and get $30 off orders of $299 or more

OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOKSold Out! New books available in September.

SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLETUpdated! Get the Savvy Shopper Booklet and learn how to save tons of money! The booklet has over 190 pages with thousands of money-saving tips. Great for someone just starting out or wants to learn more ways to save money. Only $13 plus get FREE shipping! Learn to save thousands and thousands of dollars!

Get $25 restaurant gift certificates for $10 or less using a Promo Coupon Code! Find your favorite restaurants in town! Save!
•More than 20,000 restaurants nationwide.
•Use the deal just like cash for up to 50% savings on the final bill. Restrictions apply. Typically $50 needs to be spent with the $25 certificate.
•Use on your smartphone.
•Easy & Free online exchange.
•Never expire.
•If a restaurant closes or decides not to accept the certificate you will receive a credit to get another certificate.

SUMMER CLEARANCE
Lowes – Up to 75% off patio furniture. Selection varies by store.
Big Lots up to 75% off summer clearance.

KINGS ISLAND
Teachers, faculty, and school staffers will get free admission to Kings Island in Aug 24-26 with valid school identification or teaching licenses. They can also purchase tics for family and friends for about $30 a tic. So get on some neck-snapping rides before the school years gets into gear.

WHY THE SOUR LOOK
Did you notice the price of lemons skyrocketed? Some stores are selling them for over $4 for a 2 lb bag or .75 cents each or more. It’s the same thing that happened to milk, eggs, avocados, and other items when they were in short supply. Apparently the bad weather in California stunted the crops and lemons were affected. They say prices should get back down to earth around the end of September. In the meantime, limes or grapefruits can fill in as a cheaper sour substitute. Or if you are looking for some other sour, a dollop of sour cream will do.

MADE WITH TARIFFS
I got an e-mail from Joann Fabrics about the new tariffs. They wanted me to sign a petition to do away with the tariffs. Here’s what it said:

Dear JOE,
Every day, we are inspired by the creativity and ingenuity of you, our customers.

Whether the things you make are created to enjoy a hobby, sold to sustain a passion, or given to support a charitable cause, the items you create are an important part of America’s culture.

I’m writing to you today to let you know that your ability to continue creating at an affordable cost is in jeopardy. Proposed tariffs on many of the items we sell will inadvertently place a tax on the “Made in America” products you make, which will hurt millions of individual crafters along with charitable organizations and small businesses.
Together, we can make a difference by encouraging Washington, D.C., to stop these tariffs before they take effect. Today, we, as a company, joined a campaign to support makers across America in speaking out. I hope you will also support this cause by:
Visiting http://www.MadeinAmericaTax.com to learn more.
Signing the petition and/or sending a letter to your elected representatives to stop the Made in America tax.
Thank you for joining us in taking a stand for makers in America. Your support will undoubtedly strengthen our effort.

Sincere Regards,
Jill Soltau
President & CEO, JOANN Stores

I found it interesting that the taxes they were complaining about were taxes on ‘made in America’ products when two-thirds of what they sell in the stores is made in China. I think the real reason is that the products they sell are being tariffed with most of them being made overseas in China. There is no tariff on made in America items sold in America.

However; as we are a global economy much of what we purchase isn’t made in America anymore. So what we do purchase will see a jump in price if the trade war and resulting tariffs aren’t ended. I don’t think companies will decide to start making items here when they still can be made so much cheaper overseas. That gap is narrowing, but many of these manufacturing jobs are now low-paying. Already, around 60% of the most common jobs in Ohio pay $13 or less. With inflation rising they can’t afford to pay more for necessities, crafts…not so much.

HOSTING
We are hosting another Lake County Captains baseball player. His name is Richie Palicios. He plays second base and was drafted in the third round by the Cleveland Indians out of Towson University. He was playing so well hitting around .400 at the Arizona rookie league and the Low-A Mahoning Valley team that they moved him up to the A team – not with Mr. T and B.A. Baracus, but the Lake County Single A team.

We got asked to host a player earlier in the season, but we were going on vacation and our Austrian Foreign Exchange daughter was visiting us in July. So we told them we could host starting the beginning of August. Sure enough, we got a call just before then about hosting Richie. Good kid.

We did our usual S-mores night with the neighbors along with Richie. While we were chatting my wife screams after seeing a snake. Richie jumped and said that he never saw a snake outside of seeing one at a zoo. Him being from Brooklyn I could see why. I saw it slithering behind her in our cabana. It was a very small ring-necked snake. I’ve seen a handful in our yard. They are supposed to be slightly venomous. It hung out between the crevices of the bricks while we chatted. I tried to pick it up with a stick, but he was pretty lodged in there.

Speaking of zoos, the neighbors have had up to 5 turkeys hanging out in their yard the past couple months. They are quite large and I wouldn’t be surprised if someone nabs one come November for Thanksgiving.

He’s playing well for the Captains hitting around .300. Look out Jason Kipnis! He hurt his ankle so he has missed playing some. They had an appreciation day for the host families, so we were on the field with our players before the game. He was a little late getting there since he was getting a treatment on his ankle. There were so many injuries on the team I offered up my services to play. He laughed. I then told him that I got a hit off Len Barker, the Indians pitcher that pitched a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays. True story! He got a kick out of that.

This is how it happened. I got selected to represent our company for a suiteholders day since I ran the Corporate Challenge for many years for the company. We got in uniform and shagged flies, threw in the bullpen, and played on the field (Jacob’s Field at the time). We played a game after all was done. I played softball all my life and trying to hit a baseball seemed nearly impossible. I went to the batting range to practice. At one point I decided I wanted to see how a 90 mph fastball looks like to a hitter. Wow. It pretty much is as soon as you see the ball you have to swing. Len Barker was one of the instructors on the field that day and he was the person pitching to everyone. He wasn’t throwing 90 mph, but fast enough. I just didn’t want to look like a fool and miss every pitch. Luckily, I connected on one and got a base hit. So viola, I got a base hit off Len Barker. Perfect game, schmerfect game.

If you’d like to host and foreign exchange student or baseball player, let me know. I will get you in touch with the people that run it. It’s very enriching. GO TRIBE!!!!

CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! All classes are free unless otherwise noted. Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. I hope to see you there! To view my upcoming class schedule please go to: http://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm

At my Couponing/Savvy Shopper class learn how to consistently save 70% and more through couponing, sales, and rewards programs on groceries and toiletries. Find out new ways to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and much more! Discover the psychological aspects of shopping and saving money. Find out how to save too much money!

At my Travel Affordably class learn how to get the best deals on car rentals, flights, cruises, lodging, and transportation. Find out how to save on entertainment and restaurants at your destination. You’ll learn where to find bus trips to Chicago for $2 round-trip, Cruises for 80% off or more, free flights, the best places to economically travel, and travel saving secrets.

At my Cutting the Cord class find out your options to getting rid of cable. Learn ways to cut costs. Discover how to get free TV, including using an easy-to-intall antenna or free streaming video services. Find out your options for streaming video devices, including Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, or Amazon Fire TV Stick and what shows you can access with them, including live TV and sports. Find out which of the many streaming video services from Hulu, Sling, Netflix, to Playstation Vue and many more are best for you. Make sense of all the confusion of switching from cable to another service and the technical parameters needed to do so. Find out how much you can save!

If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I can tailor the topics to your organization.

If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me. Thank you!

NEW PROGRAMS: Giant Eagle is now offering curb-side grocery pickup with orders placed online. It’s called Curbside Express. Pricing is the same as you would get in the store, including sale items.

Highlights:
•eCoupon can be used (coupons you can activate by going to https://ecoupons.gianteagle.com.)
•Manufacturer coupons can be used! Just hand them to the person when you pick up you groceries.
•Double your money back on store brand items.
•Earn Fuelperks on purchases just like you would in-store.
•Additional Curbside Express offers can be redeemed.

The also have a New Fuelperks Plus program! It’s being piloted in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland with plans to eventually launch it in Ohio.
•How it works:
•Every $1 spent equals 1 Fuelperk.
•Every gallon pumped equals 2 Fuelperks.
•Every 5 Prescriptions earns 50 Perks.

Redeem:
Every 50 Perks earned can be redeemed for 2% (up to 20%) off your grocery purchase or 10 cents off per gallon at GetGo gas stations (up to 30 gallons worth).
Learn more and get 25 BONUS Perks at http://www.gianteagle.com/perks
Each week get a deal, including freebies, through their eAdvantage program. Sometimes they also offer a eAdvantage deal only good at GetGo gas stations. Register at http://www.gianteagle.com/Save/eadvantage-club/

Giant Eagle doubles coupons that are 99 cents or less. For example that means a .75 coupon will double to $1.50 off. It happens automatically when a coupon that is 99 cents or less is scanned at the register – 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Get 10 cents in Fuelperks for every $50 spent ($3 savings).

Get eCoupons good at Giant Eagle at https://ecoupons.gianteagle.com/. An eCoupon won’t work if you use a manufacturer coupon for the same item. An eCoupon will supersede a paper coupon. ECoupons link to your loyalty card and trigger when you purchase the item – only works once and doesn’t double.

KMART
Sale through Saturday.
Up to 25% off Food Savers Starter Kit and Accessories
Back-to-School Save up to 30% off Kids School Uniforms
Buy 1 pair of Shoes & get 1 pair of Shoes for $1 + get 20% Sears CASHBACK in points
Character Tees for Baby & Toddler $7.99 & under
Get Up to $80 rebate on 4 select Goodyear Tires w/installation.
Laufenn Tires as low as $100 for 4 on cars or $200 for 4 on trucks
On sale $17.99 Women’s Jeggings + 20% Sears CASHBACK in points
On sale Kids’ Jeans under $11.99 + 20% Sears CASHBACK in points
Online ONLY! Save up to 20% off Multicookers
Online ONLY! Save up to 25% off Food Savers Starter Kit and Accessories
Online ONLY! Up to 25% off DieHard Batteries Be sure your car starts!
Online ONLY! Up to 30% off iTouchless Kitchen Trash Cans
Save u to 30% off Craftsman Mechanics Tool Sets
Save up to $100 rebate on 4 select General Tires + Members earn points!
Save up to 15% off Craftsman Lawn Mower Tractors
Save up to 20% off Craftsman Lawn Mowers
Save up to 20% off Craftsman Tool Storage
Save up to 20% off Power Tools
Save up to 20% off Power Tools
Save up to 30% off Craftsman Mechanics Tool Sets
Save up to 30% off Major Home Appliances + FREE delivery on orders $399+
Save up to 30% off select Top Brand Watches
Save up to 40% off Activewear for Her
Save up to 40% off Appliances & FREE delivery $399+ EXTRA 10% off or 18 Mo. special financing w/ Sears Card $499+
Save up to 50% Accent & Area Rugs
Save up to 50% off Grills
Save up to 50% off Outdoor Decor
Save up to 50% off Patio Furniture
Save up to 50% off select Range Hoods
Save up to 50% off Towels
Save up to 70% off iEnjoy Bedding
Up to 15% off Craftsman Lawn Mower Tractors
Up to 15% off Halloween Costumes & Decor
Up to 15% off Nerf Blasters & Foam Play
Up to 20% off featured Grow N Up Toys
Up to 20% off Multicookers
Up to 25% off featured Pool Toys & Inflatables
Up to 30% off featured Camping
Up to 30% off featured Character Backpacks
Up to 30% off featured Swingsets & Climbers
Up to 30% Off Major Home Appliances
Up to 30% Off Major Home Appliances plus FREE delivery on orders $399+
Up to 30% off on Back to Campus
Up to 30% off on Back to Campus
Up to 40% off featured Kids Backpacks
Up to 45% off featured Trampolines
Up to 50% off featured Pools
Up to 70% off iEnjoy Bedding

WELLNESS+ REWARDS
Earn wellness+ points at Rite Aid on purchases and prescriptions towards savings of up to 20% OFF almost the whole Rite Aid store for a year.

Earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on non-prescription purchases. Earn up to 25 wellness+ points for every prescription filled. Earn 25 wellness+ points for every non-government funded prescription. Government-funded prescriptions earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on co-pays(not to exceed 25 wellness+ points per prescription

BRONZE (100 points) – Get weeky ad pricing and save even more with with Load2Card coupons.
SILVER (500 points) – Enjoy 10% off almost the entire store for a year.
GOLD (1000 points) – Get 20% off almost the entire store for a year.

WELLNESS+ REWARDS BonusCash
Wellness+ Bonus Cash Rewards are digital coupons earned on participating items and promotions throughout the store and online, loaded automatically to wellness+ or Plenti card only for use in-store or at riteaid.com 6AM day after issuance, and expire after 60 days.

• BUY participating items with your wellness+ or Plenti card
• Look for the BonusCash badge as you shop.
• SAVE on your next visit.
• Earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on non-prescription purchases.
• Earn up to 25 wellness+ points for every prescription filled.
• Earn 25 wellness+ points for every non-government funded prescription.
• Government-funded prescriptions earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on co-pays(not to exceed 25 wellness+ points per prescription.

Join Balance Rewards to earn points on thousands of items, including every prescription and immunization. Purchase items in-store or online to earn points. Redeem points for dollar rewards that you can get instantly at the checkout.
Click here to get enrolled: Walgreens Reward Program

• Get 500 points for every prescription and immunization
• Redeem instantly with as few as 5,000 points

COUPONS.COM
Get over 200 grocery and toiletry coupons at Coupons.com. Print each twice. A code will be sent to your phone to initially activate the coupons. They reset at the beginning of the month so that you can print some over again. They will double at stores as per their rules (Giant Eagle, Dave’s Supermarket, and Buehlers doubles coupons of 99 cents and less). Get them before they disappear!

SAVING STAR
SavingStar is a paperless way of saving with rebates at the grocery stores where you shop every day. Depending on the store, rebates link to your existing grocery and drug store loyalty cards or you can submit receipts for your purchases. When you accumulate $20 worth of savings you will be able to pick what type of payout you want. You can cash out to a bank account, PayPal account, Starbucks gift code, iTunes gift code, or AMC Theatres gift code. There is even a produce discount given with their Healthy offer of the week! “Clip” the new rebates online as they become available. Over 100,000 stores participate, including Giant Eagle, CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens.

CITY PASS
Save up to 50% on combined prices for admission to must-see attractions in cities across the world! Save up to 50% on attractions in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Tampa Bay!

Save 41% or more on New York’s 6 best attractions with CityPASS!

Save 42% or more on Seattle’s 5 best attractions with CityPASS – Shop Now!

Here are some of the advantages your users will benefit from when using CityPASS:
• An average savings of up to 50% when compared to box office prices

• Skip main entrance ticket lines at many attractions
• Travel when you want, redeem vouchers within 6 months of purchase
• Visit attractions in any order on your own time, tickets valid for 9 days

OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOKSold Out! New books available in September.

SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLETUpdated! Get the Savvy Shopper Booklet and learn how to save tons of money! The booklet has over 190 pages with thousands of money-saving tips. Great for someone just starting out or wants to learn more ways to save money. Only $13 plus get FREE shipping! Learn to save thousands and thousands of dollars!

Get $25 restaurant gift certificates for $10 or less using a Promo Coupon Code! Find your favorite restaurants in town! Save!
•More than 20,000 restaurants nationwide.
•Use the deal just like cash for up to 50% savings on the final bill. Restrictions apply. Typically $50 needs to be spent with the $25 certificate.
•Use on your smartphone.
•Easy & Free online exchange.
•Never expire.
•If a restaurant closes or decides not to accept the certificate you will receive a credit to get another certificate.

FREE BEER
If the Browns win, you might get yourself some free beer! Yes, it’s true. Budweiser is placing so-called “Victory Fridges” around town at ten various Cleveland-area bars and at FirstEnergy Stadium. As soon as the Browns win they will open and the 200 Bud Light beer cans inside will be given to patrons. That could get ugly if there is a mad rush to get a free beer. We may just have to live with bedlam for the Browns winning a game.

A “Victory Fridge” will be located at the Barley House on West 6th Street. A few others will be in the stadium.

If they lose all 16 games this year there is a good chance some beer cans will be raining on Browns stadium just like they did back some years ago. Dilly! Dilly!

BOGO SLURPEE
7-Eleven is having a Buy One-Get One Free Slurpee deal through the end of Sunday, August 19th.

SHERWIN WILLIAMS
Get 35% off paints & stains August 17-20

NO MORE VISA FOR YOU
Foods Co., a unit of Kroger, will no longer accept payment from customers using credit cards issued by Visa, the largest credit card company in the U.S. They say it’s because of Visa’s high interchange rates, which Visa charges merchants.

It’s the same reason why some stores don’t want you to use a credit card if the amount is less than $5 or $10. The usual 2% or 3% they charge credit card companies charge them costs the stores too much. Some grocery stores are only on a 1% or 2% margin, so the charge can affect whether they make a profit or not. It’s the same reason Aldi and Marc’s didn’t take credit cards for so long. They don’t want to pay the charge. It did take away from their business though, so in the past year they decided to take credit cards.

The ban on Visa credit cards – but not debit cards. The measure affects 21 stores and five gas stations in California.

STAY IN SCHOOL
The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics survey found that adults with less than a high school education earned, on average, four times less than those with a master’s degree. The report is found at https://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm.
Doctoral Degree – $90,636
Bachelor’s Degree – $60,996
High School Graduate – $37,024
Less than High School – $27,040

CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! All classes are free unless otherwise noted. Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. I hope to see you there! To view my upcoming class schedule please go to: http://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm

At my Couponing/Savvy Shopper class learn how to consistently save 70% and more through couponing, sales, and rewards programs on groceries and toiletries. Find out new ways to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and much more! Discover the psychological aspects of shopping and saving money. Find out how to save too much money!

At my Travel Affordably class learn how to get the best deals on car rentals, flights, cruises, lodging, and transportation. Find out how to save on entertainment and restaurants at your destination. You’ll learn where to find bus trips to Chicago for $2 round-trip, Cruises for 80% off or more, free flights, the best places to economically travel, and travel saving secrets.

At my Cutting the Cord class find out your options to getting rid of cable. Learn ways to cut costs. Discover how to get free TV, including using an easy-to-intall antenna or free streaming video services. Find out your options for streaming video devices, including Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, or Amazon Fire TV Stick and what shows you can access with them, including live TV and sports. Find out which of the many streaming video services from Hulu, Sling, Netflix, to Playstation Vue and many more are best for you. Make sense of all the confusion of switching from cable to another service and the technical parameters needed to do so. Find out how much you can save!

If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I can tailor the topics to your organization.

If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me. Thank you!

NEW PROGRAMS: Giant Eagle is now offering curb-side grocery pickup with orders placed online. It’s called Curbside Express. Pricing is the same as you would get in the store, including sale items.

Highlights:
•eCoupon can be used (coupons you can activate by going to https://ecoupons.gianteagle.com.)
•Manufacturer coupons can be used! Just hand them to the person when you pick up you groceries.
•Double your money back on store brand items.
•Earn Fuelperks on purchases just like you would in-store.
•Additional Curbside Express offers can be redeemed.

The also have a New Fuelperks Plus program! It’s being piloted in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland with plans to eventually launch it in Ohio.
•How it works:
•Every $1 spent equals 1 Fuelperk.
•Every gallon pumped equals 2 Fuelperks.
•Every 5 Prescriptions earns 50 Perks.

Redeem:
Every 50 Perks earned can be redeemed for 2% (up to 20%) off your grocery purchase or 10 cents off per gallon at GetGo gas stations (up to 30 gallons worth).
Learn more and get 25 BONUS Perks at http://www.gianteagle.com/perks
Each week get a deal, including freebies, through their eAdvantage program. Sometimes they also offer a eAdvantage deal only good at GetGo gas stations. Register at http://www.gianteagle.com/Save/eadvantage-club/

Giant Eagle doubles coupons that are 99 cents or less. For example that means a .75 coupon will double to $1.50 off. It happens automatically when a coupon that is 99 cents or less is scanned at the register – 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Get 10 cents in Fuelperks for every $50 spent ($3 savings).

Get eCoupons good at Giant Eagle at https://ecoupons.gianteagle.com/. An eCoupon won’t work if you use a manufacturer coupon for the same item. An eCoupon will supersede a paper coupon. ECoupons link to your loyalty card and trigger when you purchase the item – only works once and doesn’t double.

KMART
Sale through Saturday.
$219.99 on sale Sportspower Adventure Play II 9-Play Metal Backyard Swing Set
Back-to-School $1 10 Pack Red, Blue, or Black Bic Stic Pens
Back-to-School $10 & under Graphic Tees for Kids
Back-to-School Kid’s Shoes on sale starting at $9.99
Belmont 4 drawer chest $49.99 on sale
Up to 25% off Food Savers Starter Kit and Accessories
Up to 30% off featured swingsets & climbers
Up to 30% Off Major Home Appliances
Up to 50% off featured Game Tables Online ONLY! Up to 60% off Windex WipersUp to 70% off iEnjoy Bedding20% CASHBACK in points on every purchase

WELLNESS+ REWARDS
Earn wellness+ points at Rite Aid on purchases and prescriptions towards savings of up to 20% OFF almost the whole Rite Aid store for a year.

Earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on non-prescription purchases. Earn up to 25 wellness+ points for every prescription filled. Earn 25 wellness+ points for every non-government funded prescription. Government-funded prescriptions earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on co-pays(not to exceed 25 wellness+ points per prescription

BRONZE (100 points) – Get weeky ad pricing and save even more with with Load2Card coupons.
SILVER (500 points) – Enjoy 10% off almost the entire store for a year.
GOLD (1000 points) – Get 20% off almost the entire store for a year.

WELLNESS+ REWARDS BonusCash
Wellness+ Bonus Cash Rewards are digital coupons earned on participating items and promotions throughout the store and online, loaded automatically to wellness+ or Plenti card only for use in-store or at riteaid.com 6AM day after issuance, and expire after 60 days.

• BUY participating items with your wellness+ or Plenti card
• Look for the BonusCash badge as you shop.
• SAVE on your next visit.
• Earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on non-prescription purchases.
• Earn up to 25 wellness+ points for every prescription filled.
• Earn 25 wellness+ points for every non-government funded prescription.
• Government-funded prescriptions earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on co-pays(not to exceed 25 wellness+ points per prescription.

Join Balance Rewards to earn points on thousands of items, including every prescription and immunization. Purchase items in-store or online to earn points. Redeem points for dollar rewards that you can get instantly at the checkout.
Click here to get enrolled: Walgreens Reward Program

• Get 500 points for every prescription and immunization
• Redeem instantly with as few as 5,000 points

COUPONS.COM
Get over 200 grocery and toiletry coupons at Coupons.com. Print each twice. A code will be sent to your phone to initially activate the coupons. They reset at the beginning of the month so that you can print some over again. They will double at stores as per their rules (Giant Eagle, Dave’s Supermarket, and Buehlers doubles coupons of 99 cents and less). Get them before they disappear!

SAVING STAR
SavingStar is a paperless way of saving with rebates at the grocery stores where you shop every day. Depending on the store, rebates link to your existing grocery and drug store loyalty cards or you can submit receipts for your purchases. When you accumulate $20 worth of savings you will be able to pick what type of payout you want. You can cash out to a bank account, PayPal account, Starbucks gift code, iTunes gift code, or AMC Theatres gift code. There is even a produce discount given with their Healthy offer of the week! “Clip” the new rebates online as they become available. Over 100,000 stores participate, including Giant Eagle, CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens.

CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! All classes are free unless otherwise noted. Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. I hope to see you there! To view my upcoming class schedule please go to: http://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm

At my Couponing/Savvy Shopper class learn how to consistently save 70% and more through couponing, sales, and rewards programs on groceries and toiletries. Find out new ways to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and much more! Discover the psychological aspects of shopping and saving money. Find out how to save too much money!

At my Travel Affordably class learn how to get the best deals on car rentals, flights, cruises, lodging, and transportation. Find out how to save on entertainment and restaurants at your destination. You’ll learn where to find bus trips to Chicago for $2 round-trip, Cruises for 80% off or more, free flights, the best places to economically travel, and travel saving secrets.

At my Cutting the Cord class find out your options to getting rid of cable. Learn ways to cut costs. Discover how to get free TV, including using an easy-to-intall antenna or free streaming video services. Find out your options for streaming video devices, including Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, or Amazon Fire TV Stick and what shows you can access with them, including live TV and sports. Find out which of the many streaming video services from Hulu, Sling, Netflix, to Playstation Vue and many more are best for you. Make sense of all the confusion of switching from cable to another service and the technical parameters needed to do so. Find out how much you can save!

If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I can tailor the topics to your organization.

If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me. Thank you!

CHOICE HOME WARRANTY
Avoid Unexpected Home Repair Bills with Choice Home Warranty! Get $50 OFF and 1st month FREE at Choice Home Warranty and a FREE QUOTE on warranty services to cover appliances, A/C, heating, electrical, plumbing and more!

The quote is quick and easy. It will tell you the annual price after you enter in your info and address.

OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOKSold Out! New books available in September.

SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLETUpdated! Get the Savvy Shopper Booklet and learn how to save tons of money! The booklet has over 190 pages with thousands of money-saving tips. Great for someone just starting out or wants to learn more ways to save money. Only $13 plus get FREE shipping! Learn to save thousands and thousands of dollars!

Get $25 restaurant gift certificates for $10 or less using a Promo Coupon Code! Find your favorite restaurants in town! Save!
•More than 20,000 restaurants nationwide.
•Use the deal just like cash for up to 50% savings on the final bill. Restrictions apply. Typically $50 needs to be spent with the $25 certificate.
•Use on your smartphone.
•Easy & Free online exchange.
•Never expire.
•If a restaurant closes or decides not to accept the certificate you will receive a credit to get another certificate.

EXTRA REFRIGERATORS
Don’t waste money on unnecessary items. For instance, some people buy second refrigerators or freezers to store bulk or sale items thinking they are saving more money in the long run. The problem is that the refrigerator and cost to operate it will most likely eat up any savings in the products stored in it. People tend to throw out unused items that get freezer burn or stored past their ‘use by’ dates too. Occasional power outages can also ruin all the food stored in a refrigerator. Having a second refrigerator in the garage will also increase electricity costs because it will have to work harder in the heat of summer. If you have to have a second refrigerator, keep it in the basement. Better yet, use only one refrigerator.

In most homes, an air conditioner is the appliance that uses the most electricity. It’s followed by refrigerators and then clothes dryers. According to Energy Star, running an average-sized air conditioner for 12 hours a day for three weeks uses more energy than leaving your refrigerator door open 24 hours a day for an entire year. Side by side refrigerators use 10% to 25% more energy than stacked models. Some mini-refrigerators use more electricity than a regular refrigerator. New regulations starting in September 2014 will help reduce the electricity usage for mini-refrigerators. In 2008, 55% of major appliances carried the government’s Energy Star rating for high energy efficiency. Find more helpful information on Energy Star savings at http://www.hes.lbl.gov/consumer.

A 10-year-old refrigerator costs $30 to $70 more per year to operate than newer models which use about half the electricity of old models.

FREE TV CHANNELS WITH ANTENNAS
Get free TV using an antenna! Hard to believe antennas are back, but they are and can get you free channels for a cheap price. The units usually work in a 20, 40, or 60-mile range. The cost is anywhere from around $8 to $80 or more. Depending on where you live and the range of your antenna you may be able to get from a few to dozens of free TV channels. Auto-scan to find channels. Broadcasts via antennae tend to be better quality than cable because their transmissions are compressed.

They are very easy to install. They aren’t the type that you put on your roof. They just hook up to your TV via an HDMI port. They have antennas (rabbit-ears) that can be installed near your TV or they can be applied like a sticker to your window. Popular antennas include Mohu, Ibyone, Amazon Basics, GE, RCA Ultra-Thin, and Winegard. You may need to get a digital ATSC tuner, if your TV was built in 2007 and later as they usually weren’t installed in them.

TOYS R US TOO
Did you notice how some stores have added or expanded their toy sections after Toys-r-Us closed? Even Best Buy added a section of toys.

With the advent of online shopping toy stores have had a hard time staying open. Remember Children’s Palace, KB Toys, Lionel Kiddie City, and FAO Schwartz? All were closed. I don’t even know of any large toys-only store in the area. It’s disappointing since most kids will now not know the feeling of getting that bugged-out eye, mouth-dropping high you get when walk into your first big toy store. It’s like the Mesiterburger Burgermeister’s wish came true taking away everyone’s toys.

THAT’LL COST YA
The price of everyday items are going up. Procter & Gamble just announced that Pampers prices will increase by an average of 4 percent in North America, while the Bounty, Charmin and Puffs brands could see 5 percent increases. Even some of their coupons can only be used once per purchase, so they are cutting back on how many coupons can be used.

Inflation, or the cost of living, increased 2.9 percent from July 2017 to July 2018. All this while real wages dropped two cents from last year to $10.76 per hour. So that means your pay raises need to be 2.9% just to have just the same buying power. All this even while businesses received huge tax cuts that were supposed to “trickle down” to workers. Wages should be jumping up significantly, but they haven’t.

Gas prices have already surged more than 24 percent in the past year. Rent and other housing costs were up 3.4 percent in June compared to a year earlier, and auto insurance has jumped more than 7 percent.

With the tariff battles the price of raw materials and some products are jumping. There was a surge of purchases of raw materials and products before the tariffs went into effect. Once that supply dwindles I expect prices to increase even more.

There are no new trade agreements in place and nothing substantially different than what was proposed in the past, so I have to wonder if anything will change for the better for consumers. It may even cause other countries to find other trade partners and sources for product they need where they may never purchase the same items from the U.S. again, so they will have more power to wait things out.

The deficit is going up and it shows that the economy is not keeping up with spending. The Treasury Department reported that in the first 10 months of this budget year, the deficit totaled $684 billion, up 20.8 percent from the same period last year.
Revenues are up only 1 percent this year while spending is up 4.4 percent. Deficit estimates are jumped to $1 trillion for next year and we are in a supposed good economy. It doesn’t bode well as it could put us in a recession.

The uncertainty may cause some businesses in the country to struggle and have layoffs or cut hours or even go out of business if things aren’t resolved soon. It’s already happening. Hopefully, it’s temporary, but when the offer presented is a win-lose, where there is no benefit to the other country then they have no reason to work out a deal.

KINGS ISLAND
51% Off Admission to Kings Island! Get One Day Admission for One and All-Day Drink Wristband for $39.99 – Save $42!

TOP TEN THINGS I NEED TO DO BEFORE SUMMER ENDS
10) Put away the snow shovels.
9) Pull out any embedded ticks that are still burrowing in my skin since Spring.
8) Plant the bulbs and seeds I bought back in March.
7) Catch lightning bugs so that I can use them to light up rooms rather than spending money on electricity for lights.
6) Shop for Halloween candy.
5) Start writing Christmas cards.
4) Take down the Christmas lights.
3) Harvest my crops.
2) Write a noise complaint letter to the city about the cicadas that just won’t shut up.
1) Get a rad tan that will last me through winter.

NEW PROGRAMS: Giant Eagle is now offering curb-side grocery pickup with orders placed online. It’s called Curbside Express. Pricing is the same as you would get in the store, including sale items.

Highlights:
•eCoupon can be used (coupons you can activate by going to https://ecoupons.gianteagle.com.)
•Manufacturer coupons can be used! Just hand them to the person when you pick up you groceries.
•Double your money back on store brand items.
•Earn Fuelperks on purchases just like you would in-store.
•Additional Curbside Express offers can be redeemed.

The also have a New Fuelperks Plus program! It’s being piloted in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland with plans to eventually launch it in Ohio.
•How it works:
•Every $1 spent equals 1 Fuelperk.
•Every gallon pumped equals 2 Fuelperks.
•Every 5 Prescriptions earns 50 Perks.

Redeem:
Every 50 Perks earned can be redeemed for 2% (up to 20%) off your grocery purchase or 10 cents off per gallon at GetGo gas stations (up to 30 gallons worth).
Learn more and get 25 BONUS Perks at http://www.gianteagle.com/perks
Each week get a deal, including freebies, through their eAdvantage program. Sometimes they also offer a eAdvantage deal only good at GetGo gas stations. Register at http://www.gianteagle.com/Save/eadvantage-club/

Giant Eagle doubles coupons that are 99 cents or less. For example that means a .75 coupon will double to $1.50 off. It happens automatically when a coupon that is 99 cents or less is scanned at the register – 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Get 10 cents in Fuelperks for every $50 spent ($3 savings).

Get eCoupons good at Giant Eagle at https://ecoupons.gianteagle.com/. An eCoupon won’t work if you use a manufacturer coupon for the same item. An eCoupon will supersede a paper coupon. ECoupons link to your loyalty card and trigger when you purchase the item – only works once and doesn’t double.

WELLNESS+ REWARDS
Earn wellness+ points at Rite Aid on purchases and prescriptions towards savings of up to 20% OFF almost the whole Rite Aid store for a year.

Earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on non-prescription purchases. Earn up to 25 wellness+ points for every prescription filled. Earn 25 wellness+ points for every non-government funded prescription. Government-funded prescriptions earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on co-pays(not to exceed 25 wellness+ points per prescription

BRONZE (100 points) – Get weeky ad pricing and save even more with with Load2Card coupons.
SILVER (500 points) – Enjoy 10% off almost the entire store for a year.
GOLD (1000 points) – Get 20% off almost the entire store for a year.

WELLNESS+ REWARDS BonusCash
Wellness+ Bonus Cash Rewards are digital coupons earned on participating items and promotions throughout the store and online, loaded automatically to wellness+ or Plenti card only for use in-store or at riteaid.com 6AM day after issuance, and expire after 60 days.

• BUY participating items with your wellness+ or Plenti card
• Look for the BonusCash badge as you shop.
• SAVE on your next visit.
• Earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on non-prescription purchases.
• Earn up to 25 wellness+ points for every prescription filled.
• Earn 25 wellness+ points for every non-government funded prescription.
• Government-funded prescriptions earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on co-pays(not to exceed 25 wellness+ points per prescription.

Join Balance Rewards to earn points on thousands of items, including every prescription and immunization. Purchase items in-store or online to earn points. Redeem points for dollar rewards that you can get instantly at the checkout.
Click here to get enrolled: Walgreens Reward Program

• Get 500 points for every prescription and immunization
• Redeem instantly with as few as 5,000 points

COUPONS.COM
Get over 200 grocery and toiletry coupons at Coupons.com. Print each twice. A code will be sent to your phone to initially activate the coupons. They reset at the beginning of the month so that you can print some over again. They will double at stores as per their rules (Giant Eagle, Dave’s Supermarket, and Buehlers doubles coupons of 99 cents and less). Get them before they disappear!

SAVING STAR
SavingStar is a paperless way of saving with rebates at the grocery stores where you shop every day. Depending on the store, rebates link to your existing grocery and drug store loyalty cards or you can submit receipts for your purchases. When you accumulate $20 worth of savings you will be able to pick what type of payout you want. You can cash out to a bank account, PayPal account, Starbucks gift code, iTunes gift code, or AMC Theatres gift code. There is even a produce discount given with their Healthy offer of the week! “Clip” the new rebates online as they become available. Over 100,000 stores participate, including Giant Eagle, CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens.

WINT (WELW)
Listen at 7:18 AM on Wednesdays to WINT 1330 AM or 101.5 FM as I go over the deals of the week on the Wake Up Show! Go to http://www.WINTradio.com to listen to old podcasts or to listen live.

OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOKSold Out! New books available in September.

SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLETUpdated! Get the Savvy Shopper Booklet and learn how to save tons of money! The booklet has over 190 pages with thousands of money-saving tips. Great for someone just starting out or wants to learn more ways to save money. Only $13 plus get FREE shipping! Learn to save thousands and thousands of dollars!

Get $25 restaurant gift certificates for $10 or less using a Promo Coupon Code! Find your favorite restaurants in town! Save!
•More than 20,000 restaurants nationwide.
•Use the deal just like cash for up to 50% savings on the final bill. Restrictions apply. Typically $50 needs to be spent with the $25 certificate.
•Use on your smartphone.
•Easy & Free online exchange.
•Never expire.
•If a restaurant closes or decides not to accept the certificate you will receive a credit to get another certificate.

Here is what is included for Ohio’s tax free days:
An item of clothing priced at $75 or less;
An item of school supplies priced at $20 or less; and
An item of school instructional material priced at $20 or less.
To find the exact details go to: https://www.tax.ohio.gov/sales_and_use/SalesTaxHoliday.aspx

DON’T DO IT
In a few months a new distracted driver law will take affect in Ohio. The cost is $100 if they find that you were on your phone, putting on makeup or some other “distraction” when you get pulled over for a traffic violation. There goes making bananas foster while I am dribbling a basketball while I am driving.

MEGABUS ROUTE TO NEW YORK IS BACK
Megabus added back the Cleveland to New York route! It’s an overnight trip, with fares as low as $1 one way. Once the dollar seats are sold out they get tiered up to $5 a ticket and so on.

The new service starts this Thursday, and runs Thursday through Sunday. The eastbound service will leave Cleveland at 11:59 p.m., arriving in New York at 8:45 a.m. The return trip will leave New York at 10:15 p.m., arriving in Cleveland at 7 a.m.

Megabus has run this route before, discontinued in early 2017. Previously, the route was offered daily, during the day and with a stop in State College, Pennsylvania. There will be one rest stop along the way.

Their other route out of Cleveland goes to Chicago with a stop in Toledo. Other routes are available across the U.S. Find them at http://www.megabus.com.

DR PIMPLE POPPER
Have you seen the new show Dr. Pimple Popper? It’s disgusting. And intriguing. It’s not right. And tantalizing. It’s a show you watch with one eye open…barely.

The show is about a doctor whose patients have a variety of over-sized or unsightly skin ailments. Most are bulbuous in nature like a baseball or cantaloupe. Then she slices them open and expunges whatever is inside. You don’t know what is going to come out and the anticipation of seeing what she is going to find has you on edge.

How she has the stomach to do it I don’t know. However, she does help out people that have been dealing with a deformity for most, if not all, of their life. So God Bless her for changing peoples lives and getting rid of their yuck.

I still get pimples at times and I use St Ives facial scrub with benzoyl peroxide to slow them down. It’s annoying that even at my age I have to worry about them. I mean, I thought pimples would end now that I have gray hair. I usually can find it cheap at CVS or Rite Aid after their rewards deals and coupons.

One thing with the show – Just don’t eat any cottage cheese, nacho dip, cheesecake, or slather any heaps of butter on anything you are eating while you are watching the show. You’ve been warned.

CAN I SEE YOUR ID
So I was buying some Cocoa Puffs and handed over my ID to the cashier at Giant Eagle. I wasn’t about to break the law as the President portends. It didn’t matter that I was paying by credit card and not check and I wasn’t buying alcohol or cigarettes even though my gray hairs gives away the fact that I’m no teenager anymore. I wonder if the fake grocery ID market is about to explode?

The President recently commented that we need ID’s to buy groceries. It reminds me of when some Presidential candidates get asked how much the cost is of common grocery items like milk. Most of them have no idea and state a price that is a whole lot more than they cost. It’s no wonder they don’t understand the plight of the average person when they don’t go through the same struggles as most all of us do. You can’t fix what you don’t understand. A recent stat showed 66% of people make $20 or less an hour. Yet the people representing us make more like $200 an hour. Here’s hoping more average Joe’s get elected.

51% Off Admission to Kings Island
Cedar Point – 44% Off Single-Day Admission
“Menopause the Musical” for $45
Up to 52% Off at Scott Francis Massotherapy
Up to 55% Off Heating Unit and AC Cleaning with Sal’s Heating & Cooling, Inc
Up to 65% Off at AMF Bowling Co.
Up to 34% Off Escape Room Admission at Escapology
37% Off Services from Sears Carpet and Air Duct Cleaning
Up to 50% Off American Food at Skye Bistro in Mentor
Up to 48% Off at Hibachi Japanese Restaurant
Apple Music Subscription for free!
Up to 38% Off Admissions to Escape Room Cleveland

Admission to Cleveland Comic Con for $11
Living Room Reset with Kirk Cameron at Grace Baptist Church for $20.25
Arsenio Hall at the Hard Rock Live at Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park for $25
William Shatner & “Star Trek II” at The Akron Civic Theatre for $49.75
40% Off American Cuisine at White Oaks Restaurant

CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! All classes are free unless otherwise noted. Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. I hope to see you there! To view my upcoming class schedule please go to: http://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm

At my Couponing/Savvy Shopper class learn how to consistently save 70% and more through couponing, sales, and rewards programs on groceries and toiletries. Find out new ways to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and much more! Discover the psychological aspects of shopping and saving money. Find out how to save too much money!

At my Travel Affordably class learn how to get the best deals on car rentals, flights, cruises, lodging, and transportation. Find out how to save on entertainment and restaurants at your destination. You’ll learn where to find bus trips to Chicago for $2 round-trip, Cruises for 80% off or more, free flights, the best places to economically travel, and travel saving secrets.

At my Cutting the Cord class find out your options to getting rid of cable. Learn ways to cut costs. Discover how to get free TV, including using an easy-to-intall antenna or free streaming video services. Find out your options for streaming video devices, including Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, or Amazon Fire TV Stick and what shows you can access with them, including live TV and sports. Find out which of the many streaming video services from Hulu, Sling, Netflix, to Playstation Vue and many more are best for you. Make sense of all the confusion of switching from cable to another service and the technical parameters needed to do so. Find out how much you can save!

If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I can tailor the topics to your organization.

If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me. Thank you!

NEW PROGRAMS: Giant Eagle is now offering curb-side grocery pickup with orders placed online. It’s called Curbside Express. Pricing is the same as you would get in the store, including sale items.

Highlights:
•eCoupon can be used (coupons you can activate by going to https://ecoupons.gianteagle.com.)
•Manufacturer coupons can be used! Just hand them to the person when you pick up you groceries.
•Double your money back on store brand items.
•Earn Fuelperks on purchases just like you would in-store.
•Additional Curbside Express offers can be redeemed.

The also have a New Fuelperks Plus program! It’s being piloted in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland with plans to eventually launch it in Ohio.
•How it works:
•Every $1 spent equals 1 Fuelperk.
•Every gallon pumped equals 2 Fuelperks.
•Every 5 Prescriptions earns 50 Perks.

Redeem:
Every 50 Perks earned can be redeemed for 2% (up to 20%) off your grocery purchase or 10 cents off per gallon at GetGo gas stations (up to 30 gallons worth).
Learn more and get 25 BONUS Perks at http://www.gianteagle.com/perks
Each week get a deal, including freebies, through their eAdvantage program. Sometimes they also offer a eAdvantage deal only good at GetGo gas stations. Register at http://www.gianteagle.com/Save/eadvantage-club/

Giant Eagle doubles coupons that are 99 cents or less. For example that means a .75 coupon will double to $1.50 off. It happens automatically when a coupon that is 99 cents or less is scanned at the register – 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Get 10 cents in Fuelperks for every $50 spent ($3 savings).

Get eCoupons good at Giant Eagle at https://ecoupons.gianteagle.com/. An eCoupon won’t work if you use a manufacturer coupon for the same item. An eCoupon will supersede a paper coupon. ECoupons link to your loyalty card and trigger when you purchase the item – only works once and doesn’t double.

WELLNESS+ REWARDS
Earn wellness+ points at Rite Aid on purchases and prescriptions towards savings of up to 20% OFF almost the whole Rite Aid store for a year.

Earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on non-prescription purchases. Earn up to 25 wellness+ points for every prescription filled. Earn 25 wellness+ points for every non-government funded prescription. Government-funded prescriptions earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on co-pays(not to exceed 25 wellness+ points per prescription

BRONZE (100 points) – Get weeky ad pricing and save even more with with Load2Card coupons.
SILVER (500 points) – Enjoy 10% off almost the entire store for a year.
GOLD (1000 points) – Get 20% off almost the entire store for a year.

WELLNESS+ REWARDS BonusCash
Wellness+ Bonus Cash Rewards are digital coupons earned on participating items and promotions throughout the store and online, loaded automatically to wellness+ or Plenti card only for use in-store or at riteaid.com 6AM day after issuance, and expire after 60 days.

• BUY participating items with your wellness+ or Plenti card
• Look for the BonusCash badge as you shop.
• SAVE on your next visit.
• Earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on non-prescription purchases.
• Earn up to 25 wellness+ points for every prescription filled.
• Earn 25 wellness+ points for every non-government funded prescription.
• Government-funded prescriptions earn 1 wellness+ point for every dollar spent on co-pays(not to exceed 25 wellness+ points per prescription.

Join Balance Rewards to earn points on thousands of items, including every prescription and immunization. Purchase items in-store or online to earn points. Redeem points for dollar rewards that you can get instantly at the checkout.
Click here to get enrolled: Walgreens Reward Program

• Get 500 points for every prescription and immunization
• Redeem instantly with as few as 5,000 points

COUPONS.COM
Get over 200 grocery and toiletry coupons at Coupons.com. Print each twice. A code will be sent to your phone to initially activate the coupons. They reset at the beginning of the month so that you can print some over again. They will double at stores as per their rules (Giant Eagle, Dave’s Supermarket, and Buehlers doubles coupons of 99 cents and less). Get them before they disappear!

SAVING STAR
SavingStar is a paperless way of saving with rebates at the grocery stores where you shop every day. Depending on the store, rebates link to your existing grocery and drug store loyalty cards or you can submit receipts for your purchases. When you accumulate $20 worth of savings you will be able to pick what type of payout you want. You can cash out to a bank account, PayPal account, Starbucks gift code, iTunes gift code, or AMC Theatres gift code. There is even a produce discount given with their Healthy offer of the week! “Clip” the new rebates online as they become available. Over 100,000 stores participate, including Giant Eagle, CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens.

OPENING
Raising Cane’s – at 14356 Pearl Rd in Strongsville
Silver Creek Winery – Madison behind Laurentia
Menards – stores in the works in Cuyahoga Falls at 125 Graham Road, Mentor in Diamond Centre, Chester Road in Avon, Brimfield Township, and Brooklyn at 7700 Brookpark Rd
Dave’s Cosmic Subs – in the old Barking Spider bar at Case Western
Murano – 1852 E. 6th Street in downtown Cleveland
Bobbie’s Place Pizza and Ice Cream – at 970 Riverside Drive in Painesville Township in the old Kuhar’s Pizza location
True Cocktails and Bites – in the former Willeyville location, on the corner of West Tenth Street and Front Avenue in the East Bank of the Flats
Great Clips – Colonial Plaza (Next to Sprint) at 7501 Mentor Ave in Mentor
Stella’s Music Club – 2217 E. 9th St. in downtown Cleveland

CLOSING
Fourk – Mentor where Matchworks was located
Sally Beauty – closing around 100 of its stores
Brookstone – closing all its mall stores – Bankrupt again

WINT (WELW)
Listen at 7:18 AM on Wednesdays to WINT 1330 AM or 101.5 FM as I go over the deals of the week on the Wake Up Show! Go to http://www.WINTradio.com to listen to old podcasts or to listen live.